Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... whole country together . It is enough for them to indicate exactly the position of fortified places , water - courses , the main roads , moun- tain ranges , frontiers . Those maps are best which are most distinctly marked , because they ...
... whole country together . It is enough for them to indicate exactly the position of fortified places , water - courses , the main roads , moun- tain ranges , frontiers . Those maps are best which are most distinctly marked , because they ...
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... whole circuit to be guarded , which is very unfortunate for him . But even if he remains united , there is every facility for attracting his attention in one direction , suddenly striking a blow in the other by the shortest route , and ...
... whole circuit to be guarded , which is very unfortunate for him . But even if he remains united , there is every facility for attracting his attention in one direction , suddenly striking a blow in the other by the shortest route , and ...
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... whole circuit of vulnerable frontier may be observed , and the army may stand ready to move by the shortest route to the point threatened . Thus , the Piedmontese , by occupy- ing a position near Turin , may reply to any attack made ...
... whole circuit of vulnerable frontier may be observed , and the army may stand ready to move by the shortest route to the point threatened . Thus , the Piedmontese , by occupy- ing a position near Turin , may reply to any attack made ...
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... whole circuit of the mountains , and thus gave the enemy an opportu- nity of taking the offensive , although much inferior in infantry , which is the important arm for moun- tain warfare . De Savoy , by concentrating his forces , was ...
... whole circuit of the mountains , and thus gave the enemy an opportu- nity of taking the offensive , although much inferior in infantry , which is the important arm for moun- tain warfare . De Savoy , by concentrating his forces , was ...
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... whole campaign . If , in 1812 , Kutosow , instead of covering Moscow and taking position upon the plateau of Mojaisch , had retired towards Kiow , he would , as Napoleon himself admits , have drawn the French army in that direction ...
... whole campaign . If , in 1812 , Kutosow , instead of covering Moscow and taking position upon the plateau of Mojaisch , had retired towards Kiow , he would , as Napoleon himself admits , have drawn the French army in that direction ...
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abatis advanced guard advantage arms army arrangements artillery assailants attack attempt avoid battalions batteries besieging body of troops bridge brigade caissons camp cavalry centre charge Cloth column commander companies convoy cover cross danger Danube debouch defeat defenders defile deployed detachment direction distance division duty echelon effect enemy enemy's enfilading engagement enveloped fall back favorable field of battle fight fire flank flankers force front gained give Günzburg halt high ground horses infantry Ingolstadt intervals line of battle line of operations line of retreat main body manœuvre manoeuvres ment move movement necessary non-commissioned officers obliged oblique oblique order obstacles occupied offensive officers Olmutz order of battle parallel party pass passage posi possible posts precautions ranks rapidly re-enforcements rear rear-guard remain reserve retire river roads scouts second line sentinels sharpshooters skirmishers soldiers squadrons success taken thing tion usually valley victory village wagons wing wood